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[So, there was that horror movie marathon the other night? And Reim was tricked into attending. He had never seen a horror movie before this incident, and he never wants to see one again.]

Are these "horror films" really supposed to be entertaining? They're so [.....] troubling. What a strange custom...

[Inside he is weeping.]

How would one go about forgetting ever seeing any?

[That's exactly what he means, but it sounds so lame ugh!! So:]

That is to say, perhaps there are less disturbing customs with which to occupy one's time...?

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I have a warmer jacket you can borrow.

[It probably smells like smoke...]

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[Reim considers spending the afternoon standing in the cold, looking at a lake.

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That's quite alright, I'm fine.

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[Reim, this is what fancy Victorian nobles do. At least the ones who don't spend their lives doing paperwork.]

The library has some interesting books in it. But they're all stories from this world, nothing from ours exists here.

[Stay away from Alice In Wonderland.]

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[If no one's ordering him to do it then he's not doing it!!! Paperwork is king.]

Well, some new material might be nice. Do you know any?

[Do you even read...]

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[Wow, he reads! Whatever Oz reads...]

A few. What genres do you like?

[Or is it just 'anything that isn't scary'.]

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[Uh huh sure.

Genres... If it fits between "pretentious Barma library" and "secret Rainsworth erotica stash," well.]

Time-consuming.

[BIG HELP]

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[Oh, well, in that case -

He lists off a few of the thickest volumes/series of novels that he knows of in the library, ones that he's seen Oz reading before, with non-4th-wall-breaking titles.

One of them might accidentally be the safe equivalent of Hound Of The Baskervilles, though. Oops...]

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[He's going to panic and it's going to be all your fault, Gil. Anyway:]

Thank you. I will look into those.

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[Reim is free to prank him and/or passive aggressively bring up his mistake for the rest of their lives. He will accept punishment...]

I'm glad I could help.

[He's making this pleased face as he texts, for real.]